Prefix Worksheet
Word tip (Split and add the meanings): un- and dis- mean “not”: unkind = not kind, disobey = not obey. re- means “again”: rewrite = write again. pre- means “before”: preheat = heat before. mis- means “wrongly”: misspell = spell wrongly. Split the word, then put the two meanings together.
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- 1.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 4.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) preplace
- 5.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) dispay (d) unpay
- 6.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 8.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 12.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 13.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) unfill
- 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
- 25.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
- 27.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 28.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 29.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
- 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 31.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 36.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 37.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
Answer key
- understand wrongly
- dis-
- discontinue
- misplace
- prepay
- unkind
- paint again
- not allow
- pre-
- not lucky
- un-
- join again
- not obey
- mis-
- unhappy
- not usual
- re-
- preheat
- heat again
- refill
- mislead
- unclear
- count wrongly
- unsafe
- misuse
- read wrongly
- pay before
- reuse
- disagree
- use again
- not loyal
- open again
- tell again
- not common
- lead wrongly
- heat before
- behave wrongly
- reopen
- not well
- revisit
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